Soap-holder



J. WlRTHi' SOAP HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. so, 1918.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

1 6 Inuenlot JOHN WIRTH, OF NEW YORK,

SOAP-HO LDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

Application filed November 30, 1918. Serial No. 264,784.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN WIRTH, a citizen of Hungary, and a resident of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soap Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a soap holder of novel construction which permits a firm grip on the soap to be obtained, allows the water to run off freely and admits air to prevent the soap from becoming soft and soggy.

The invention provides a soap holder com prising a. shell having a top which affords a grip for the hand and side walls which are turned inwardly and upwardly at their lower edges to provide soap-engaging and retaining flanges.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a soap holder embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 a cross section on line 2-2 Fig. 3;

Fig. 3 a longitudinal section on line 3-3 Fig. 2;

Fig. Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 a cross section of a further embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 6 a cross section of a still further embodiment, and,

Fig. 7 a longitudinal section on line 77 Fig. 6.

Referring more particularly to Figs. 1-4 the holder comprises an elongated shell 1 which is arched or curved in cross section to form a pair of opposed convex bulged flanges 2 that are preferably provided with transverse corrugations 3, to insure a firm grip.

The lower or free edges of these flanges approach each other to form a contraction or neck and are here provided with means for clamping a cake of soap that is partly projected through said neck into the hollow of the handle. These means consist of a wing 4. hinged to each flange at 5 and extending from end to end of shell 1.

The lower end of each wing is first turned inward as at 6 and then upward as at 7. The

4 an enlarged section on line 44 inwardly turned section is longitudinally grooved or scalloped as shown, to accommodate the finger tips, while the upwardly turned section 7 is furnished with preferably, two longitudinal rows of teeth which are stamped out of the body thereof. The

teeth 8 of the upper row constitute the main grippers and are set at an angle to each other, planes and prevent a longitudinal displacement of the same. The teeth 9 of the lower row which constitute the auxiliary grippers are of less length than teeth 8 and are curved in cross section, to expose a rounded lower face which is not liable to tear the wash.

Each wing 42 is provided with a row of preferably oblong parallel transverse grooves or indentations 10 which constitute inwardly extending ribs or corrugations which serve to prevent slipping of the fingers and which may, under certain circumstances, engage the soap to hold it away from the side walls and thus facilitate the freedom with which water may run off from between the said walls and the soap.

In order to reinforce the holder, it may be provided with a wire frame or skeleton 11 which extends along the front and rear edges of shell 1, thence downwardly along the inner upright edges of wings 1, and thence longitudinally along the lower edges of said wings, the frame being set back from the corresponding edges of the wings. That portion of frame 11 which extends along shell 1 is housed within tubular beads or casings 12 formed at the front and rear edges thereof and which serve to connect the frame to the shell, and also to round up the same so that it is not liable to cut into the hand. Those portions of frame 11 that extend along the upright edges of wings 4: are provided with flattened inwardly turned sections, to constitute blades 13 that are adapted to enter the soap a distance above teeth 8 and 9.

In use the cake of soap 14 is introduced into the holder to become engaged by blades 13 and then wings 4: are swung inward to cause their teeth 8 and 9 to likewise enter the soap. The soap will thus be securely at tached to the holder in such a way that its upper portion is entirely out of contact with the arched body of the shell 1 and the opposed bulges 2 so that in this way air is free to pass through the ends of the shell over and around the soap.

By means of the apertures or ribs 10 air is likewise able to reach the sides of the soap within the holder, while the water is free to run off, so that the soap will remain firm and dry.

When the soap has been used up to a thin so as to enter the soap in different sliver, it may be removed from the holder and reattached in such a manner that it becomes engaged by the lower teeth 9' only, the upper teeth 8 now serving as abutments for the upper side of the soap. By this adjust" while the corrugated shape of the handle, the

opposed bulges, the vents, grooved sections 6 and upwardly turned toothed sections 7 are retained. extendedand deflected outwardly as at 17 to contact with the inner faces of members 15, which thus constitute abutments. In lieu of forming blades onthe omitted wire f 'aming I stamp blades 18 out of the body of 1nembers 15 a distance above teeth 8.

The construction shown in Figs. 6 and 7 is more particularly adapted for soap cakes of auniform size, in contradistinction to the previously described embodiments, which are adapted to fit soap cakes that differ in dimensions,

Here the shell 19 having the inwardly di rected bulges QO'is likewise provided with The sections 7 are however,

the lower grooved sections (3, and upright sections 7. The latter are shown to be provided with a single row of teeth 21 and are extended above such teeth, first horizontally as at 22 to constitute abutments for the soap, and then upwardly as at 23 to contact with the main body of the shell, in such a manner as to form an intervening longitudinal air duct 24. Prongs 25 formed on sections '7 above teeth 21, are adapted to enter the soap, sidewise, similar tothe blades previously described. 5

I claim:

1. A soap holder of the character d scribed comprising a multipart shell having hinged sidewalls, the lower free edges of the. said walls being bent inwardly to provide spacing webs and upwardly to provide paral'lelsoap engaging flanges, the spacing webs being curved to afford finger grips and the flanges being formed with inwardly projecting soap-securing teeth.

2. A soap holder of the character described comprising a multi-part shell hav ing hinged side walls, the lower free edges of said side walls being bent inwardly to provide spacing webs and upwardly to provide substantially continuous parallel soap engaging flanges spaced inwardly from the side walls to permit free outflow of water, the inner free edges in said flanges having portions bent inwardly to form inwardly directed soap securing teeth.

JOHN WIRTH 

